Wednesday 10 OctoberINTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE THEATRE ARTSTheatre PresentationDrama Studio 1, 1.15pmS6 IB pupils present their Solo Performance Pieces. Contact drama@gwc.org.uk.

Thursday 11 OctoberMUSIC AT WATSON’SAssembly Hall, 7pm – Tickets FREEOur first large scale concert of the Session will feature many Senior School musicians, both singers and players in our orchestras and bands, and will include Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens, Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah, Elgar’s Nimrod and Herbie Hancock’s Watermelon Man.

Wednesday 7 November EVENING OF MUSICThese We Have LovedMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredAn evening featuring music which the performers love to perform - soloists and small groups will entertain with Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York, Eric Clapton’s Tears in Heaven and a medley of spirituals and gospel songs from the Ex Corde Choir

Wednesday 21 November – Friday 23 November S3 PRODUCTIONOliver!Book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.Director: Miss Alice Culpin, Musical Director: Mr David ElliottAssembly Hall, 7pm – Tickets £12/£10This award winning musical by Lionel Bart, brings the ground-breaking Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist to life. 9 year old, orphaned Oliver escapes the depressing life of the workhouse, and sets out to find the love of a family which he has never known. He is thrust into a whirlwind adventure through the criminal underworld of Victorian London, finding friendship in some unlikely places. His involvement with Artful Dodger, the leader of a gang of young pickpockets, run by the eccentric, yet strangely likeable criminal Fagin, turns sour when Oliver is accused of a crime he did not commit. Kind-hearted Nancy tries to protect the young orphan, along with Mr Brownlow much to the disgruntlement of the dangerous villain Bill Sykes.

Wednesday 28 November EVENING OF MUSICAn Evening of Chamber MusicMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredAn evening featuring our smaller ensembles that rehearse each week in the Music School, including trios, string quartets, woodwind, vocal and brass ensembles. Repertoire will include Come What May from Moulin Rouge.

Wednesday 12 DecemberJUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERTAssembly Hall, 7pmThe children of the Upper Primary will bring Christmas cheer with a huge range of seasonal music, featuring orchestral, choral and ensemble music with traditional carols for all to join in.

Thursday 13 DecemberP4/P5 JUNIOR SCHOOL CAROL SERVICEPolwarth Parish Church, 2pmSingers and players from Primary 4 and Primary 5 celebrate the Christmas season in the beautiful setting of Polwarth Church.

Friday 14 DecemberP6/P7 JUNIOR SCHOOL CAROL SERVICEPolwarth Parish Church, 2pmThe turn of the pupils in Primary 6 and Primary 7 to celebratethe Christmas season in words and music.

Sunday 16 December HARPS OF GOLDQueen’s Hall, 2.30pmTickets available from the Queen’s Hall Box OfficeA family concert of Christmas music old and new featuring Na Clarsirean – Edinburgh’s Harp Orchestra, and performers from the school.

Tuesday 18 DecemberFESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLSSt Giles’ Cathedral, 7.30pmOur traditional uplifting celebration of the Christmas season in the beautiful setting of St Giles’ Cathedral led by members of our choirs, with many past pupils who join us to swell the singing.

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UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE TICKETS FOR ALL PERFORMANCES ARE AVAILABLE FROM SENIOR SCHOOL RECEPTION. TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. TEL: 0131 446 6000 EMAIL: reception@gwc.org.uk

Wednesday 30 JanuaryEVENING OF MUSICScholars’ ConcertMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredOne of the musical highlights of the year, The Scholars’ Concert is an opportunity for the holders of the Ferguson and Bruce Awards to showcase their talents as soloists. There will be solo performances on piano, trumpet, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and clarsach.

Wednesday 27 FebruaryP7 EVENING OF MUSICMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredA chance to hear solo and group performances from musicians in their final year of the Junior School.

Monday 4 MarchEVENING OF MUSICMusic Around the WorldMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredA wide variety of musical entertainment from countries around the world

Thursday 14 MarchMUSIC AT WATSON’SAssembly Hall, 7pm – Tickets FREEThe culmination of the year for many of our large instrumental ensembles, this concert presents a wide range of music from a huge number of pupils. Performances will include Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnole, a Boy Band Tribute, a Beatles medley and Cliff Richards’ Summer Holiday.

Thursday 21 MarchSENIOR SCHOOL SPRING CONCERTAssembly Hall, 7pm – Tickets FREEThis concert will include music from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake and the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto played by Alex Harraghy with the Symphony Orchestra. The second half of the concert will be a semi-staged performance of Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas.

Thursday 28 MarchJUNIOR SCHOOL SPRING CONCERTAssembly Hall, 7pmA varied and entertaining selection of music performed by choirs, ensembles and orchestras from the Junior School.

Monday 1st April – 2nd April SENIOR ART EXHIBITIONArt School, 3.30pm–5.00pmArt and Design show celebrating pupils’ achievements across National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher courses.

Thursday 25 AprilFINALS OF THE SINGING COMPETITIONMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredOur finest Senior School singers compete for the singing prizes in front of a visiting adjudicator.

Wednesday 1 MayROBIN ADAIR YOUNG MUSICIANS’ CONCERTMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – No Tickets RequiredThis concert showcases the talents of some of the School’s finest musicians, playing solo and chamber music as well as world premiere performances of compositions by our pupil-composers in S5 and S6.

Wednesday 15 MayP3 AFTERNOON CONCERTMusic School Auditorium, 1.45pm – By invitation only

Tuesday 21 MayP7 PRODUCTIONUpper Primary Hall, 1.30pmDirector: Mr Matthew Spoor, Musical Director: Mrs Katharine JonesYet to be decided, this production will showcase Primary 7 children’s work in a theatrical presentation.

Wednesday 22 May – Thursday 23 MayP7 PRODUCTIONUpper Primary Hall, 7pmDirector: Mr Matthew Spoor , Musical Director: Mrs Katharine Jones

Monday 17 June - 21 June JUNIOR ART EXHIBITIONArt School, 3.15pm–5.00pmSummer Art show celebrating art work by Primary 7 pupils

Tuesday 18 June – Friday 21 JuneSENIOR SUMMER PRODUCTIONChicago Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb & Bob FosseDirector: Mrs Gotzsche-Robertson, Musical Director: Mr Douglas McCallumAssembly Hall, 7pm – Tickets £12/£10Set in the legendary city during the roaring ‘jazz hot’ 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she’s been cheating on her husband with. Not one to rest on her laurels, Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn Velma’s incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback. But Roxie’s got some of her own tricks up her sleeve…

Tuesday 18 June – Wednesday 19 June P4/P5 AFTERNOON CONCERTSMusic School Auditorium, 1.30pm – By invitation only

Thursday 20 June – Friday 21 JuneP6 AFTERNOON CONCERTSMusic School Auditorium, 1.30pm – By invitation only

Monday 24 June THE LEAVERS’ CONCERTMusic School Auditorium, 7pm – Tickets FREEA final chance to hear performances by our talented pupils in S6 before they leave Watson’s.

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